D
    Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen,
     G
    pour myself a cup of ambition,
         D                                     A
    and yawn, and stretch, and try to come to life.
     D
    Jump in the shower, and the blood starts pumping,
    G
    out on the street, the traffic starts jumping,
          D                   A            D
    with folks like me on the job from 9 to 5.
            G
    Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living,
           D
    barely     getting by, it's all taking and no giving.
              G
    They just      use your mind, and they never give you credit,
           E                   A
    it's enough to drive you crazy, if you let it.
    G
    9 to 5, for service and devotion,
               D
    you would      think that I would deserve a fair promotion.
            G
   Want to      move ahead, but the boss won't seem to let me,
       E                           A                 D
   I swear sometimes, that man is      out to get me.

          D
    They let you dream just to watch them shatter,
            G
    you're just a step on the boss man's ladder,
         D                                   A
    but you've got dreams he'll never take away.
            D
    You`re in the same boat with a lot of your friends,
     G
    waitin' for the day your ship'll come in,
             D                          A                    D
    and the tide's gonna turn, and it's all gonna roll your way.
            G
    Working 9 to 5, what a way to make a living,
           D
    barely     getting by, it's all taking and no giving.
             G
   They just      use your mind, and you never get the credit,
           E                   A
    it's enough to drive you crazy, if you let it.
   G
    9 to 5, yeah, they've got you where they want you,
              D
    there's a      better life, and you think about it, don't you?
           G
    It's a     rich man's game, no matter what they call it,
              E                      A
    and you spend your life putting money in his pocket.
           G
   Working 9 to 5